Dungeness crabs hunt by flicking their chemical-detecting antennae to and fro. Sensing the water—the underwater equivalent of sniffing the air—is a well-trod strategy for homing in on potential prey. But that timeless tactic appears to be at risk, as new research shows that climate change–induced ocean acidification seems to cause Dungeness crabs’ antennae to falter.
President Joe Biden is eyeing a crackdown on home water heaters — the second-largest energy guzzler in most households — as his newest green policy to save consumers money.
THE HEATING ACROSS the world’s oceans is literally off the charts. Last week, a buoy in Florida’s Manatee Bay recorded a water temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit. And since March, global average sea surface temperatures have kept smashing record highs.
Wind and solar projects are on track to account for more than a third of the world's electricity by 2030, a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) said on Thursday.
This signals that the energy sector can achieve the change needed to meet global climate goals.
Anaerobic digesters, used to break down cow manure into biogas, have grown in popularity as demand for renewable fuels increases. A total of 322 on-farm systems were operational at the end of 2021, according to the USDA, and more than 75% of them were located on dairy farms.
A next-generation energy storage system made of cement and an ancient ink has the potential to massively scale-up renewable energy operations by transforming homes and roads into giant batteries, according to the scientists who invented it.
Scientists and designers are reimagining how our world works in delightfully different and sustainable ways.
It was a real firecracker of a Fourth.
Our planet recorded its highest ever global temperature Monday at the mark of 62.6 degrees — only to be broken the next day on the Fourth of July at 62.9 degrees, the Climate Change Institute reported.
New research warns that the collapse of air currents intertwined with the Gulf Stream could happen as soon as 2025, leaving “severe impacts on the climate in the North Atlantic region.”
At only nine years old, Adejoke Lasisi began learning to weave aso-oke under the watchful eyes of her mother. It would take her another 15 years to master this traditional handwoven fabric of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. But as the young entrepreneur explains it, by the time she left university she had a useful source of income – and a great way to make new friends.
